General Information
Name: Hugo Luis Fernandez
Age: 24
Birthdate: November 20th
School/Occupation: ASE-certified auto mechanic at his own repair and body shop
Age: 24
Birthdate: November 20th
School/Occupation: ASE-certified auto mechanic at his own repair and body shop
Major NPCs
- Elena Maria Fernandez: Hugo’s often rather harried mother, currently working as a part-time night manager at a local CVS. At fifty-six years of age Elena still works hard to provide for her family, but a lack of proper education prevents her from seeking better employment. Her English is imperfect at best, and she is forced to rely heavily on Hugo’s income to help support her children -- a task that he is more than happy to perform, because Hugo loves his mother. She’s an unbelievably kind woman who values her family more than anything else in the world, and she would give up anything to help her children. Elena is also deeply religious and attends church every Sunday and on every Christian holiday. Hugo’s estrangement from the Catholic church is the only source of contention the two really have, and Hugo will often obediently go to church with his mother if she requests his presence. Generally, however, she limits her requests to major holidays. She figures her son will come back into the fold on his own eventually.
- Salvador Jorge Fernandez: Hugo’s deceased father, killed at age fifty. Salvador was murdered when Hugo was sixteen and since then Hugo has struggled to fill his father’s shoes. Salvador was a huge influence on Hugo, helping to shape his zealous adherence to his morals and principles from a young age. Hugo also inherited Salvador’s auto shop, which he currently works at and runs. Losing Salvador was a soul crushing blow to Hugo, who saw the man as an untouchable hero and continues to idolize him since his death. In life, Salvador was a sort of larger than life character: built like a refrigerator, red-faced, always smiling and laughing. He would have happily given you the shirt off his back if you asked for it, and was known as a shining example of how there were good people in the poor community where the Fernandez family lived. More than anything else in the world, Hugo strives to be as kind and brave a man as his father was.
- Gustavo “Guss” Angel Fernandez: Hugo’s twenty-one-year-old brother. Guss was the dreamy, artistic one in the family - a fact that actually inspired a lot of childhood arguments with Hugo, who was something of a pragmatist even from a young age. Guss has decided to fully pursue his artistic interests, however, and is currently studying photography at the School of Visual Arts on scholarship. He was also the first (and so far the only) of the Fernandez family to attend college. He’s bound to graduate soon, however, and is thinking of moving out west with his long-time girlfriend. Guss works part-time at a Abercrombie and Fitch to help pay the bills, but his rent is currently paid up by his girlfriend's wealthy father. Gustavo and Hugo are not particularly close, and despite the fact that they live in the same city they usually don't see one another except on major holidays.
- Rosita “Rosie” Tamara Fernandez: Rosie is Hugo’s seventeen-year-old sister and Jorge’s fraternal twin. Rosie is an excellent student in high school and hopes to attend college, and dreams of being a veterinarian. Rosie and Hugo actually have a lot in common, and it’s fairly safe to say that she is the sibling that resembles him the most personality-wise. She’s quiet and responsible, and she looks up to Hugo in a way that almost rivals how he admired their father. She actually spends a lot of time with Hugo in Manhattan, occasionally sleeping over in his apartment on weekends or hanging out with him in his garage while he works. She has a passing interest in automechanics that she maintains so that she and Hugo always have something to talk about, and is actually one of the few people Hugo doesn't seem to mind carrying on a conversation with.
- Jorge Carlos Fernandez: Rosie’s twin brother, although the two couldn’t be more dissimilar. Jorge is the family’s resident problem child and the source of many headaches for Hugo and his mother. He’s a poor student and seems to be increasingly involved in illegal activity - mostly buying and occasionally selling weed, although he’s looking to move up to harder stuff. He’s prone to disappearing for several days at a time without warning and currently is not on track to graduate high school. Hugo and Elena worry themselves sick about him and do their best to help him however they can, but Jorge doesn’t seem responsive to their attempts. Hugo worries that Jorge may be involved in a gang, but Elena insists that he isn't capable of such a thing, and clings to the hope that her "good boy" will come back to her. Hugo thinks she's being naive, but he doesn't have the heart to tell her.
- Anabel “Bella” Silvia Fernandez: Bella is Hugo’s thirteen-year-old sister. She’s a pretty average teenage girl: she likes the Twilight books, Justin Bieber, and wearing lip gloss. Bella is probably the most trend-savvy of the Fernandez clan, and is often frustrated by the fact that her family often can't afford to buy new clothes or fashionable accessories. She usually seems embarrassed by her impoverished background and spends far more time at her friend’s houses than she does at home. Anabel is a smart girl who dreams of bigger, better things, but Hugo is openly disapproving of what he considers her shallow, materialistic lifestyle and it causes a rift between the two. Hugo just “doesn’t understand!” She wants to grow up to be a writer and receives high marks in English classes, but tends to be rather average across the board otherwise because she doesn't feel like applying herself.
- Salvador “Sal” Jose Fernandez Jr.: Hugo’s youngest sibling at eight-years-old. Sal was born after their father’s death and thus was named after him in honor of his memory. He’s a good kid who loves reading and collecting comic books (mostly manga) and playing games on his Nintendo DS. Sal is a bit of a mama’s boy, shyer than even Hugo was, and is a bit awkward and unsocial around his peers. He seems to have a good mind for numbers and sums, and has a memory like a steel trap. His shyness has made him a target of bullying amongst the other kids at school, since he’s too quiet to properly fight back and never tattles. On the rare occasions that he comes home with bruises, Sal lies about where they came from to his mother. Hugo and Elena both suspect what is really going on, however, and have talked to the school about it. The school promised to intervene, but Hugo is understandably wary given his own experiences.
- Liam “Red” Kelly: Hugo’s oldest friend, and most likely his only friend. They’ve been friends for about five years now, and despite some very key differences in their personalities, Hugo and Red remain rather close. Red helps temper Hugo’s all too serious nature, and occasionally forces him to do “irresponsible” things like go get drinks or, god forbid, talk to women at bars. Unlike Hugo, Red graduated high school and is currently working on getting his PhD in Psychology as a graduate student at Columbia University. He’s smart and charming and often claims that he is Hugo’s better half. Red’s family tends to be a bit cold and distant, and so Red has travelled out to Brooklyn the past few years to spend the holidays with the Fernandez family. Bella has a wee bit of a crush on him, and Hugo’s mother adores him like her own son. “Red” is actually a nickname Hugo gave him, based (uncreatively, Red protests) on his friend’s hair color. It’s stuck since then.
- Sammy Dominguez: Salvador’s former partner in business, now Hugo’s. Sammy is well into his fifties but he remains the much more technologically advanced and friendly of the pair, which means he usually ends up handling the business side of things: running Quickbooks, designing schedules, calling customers, etc. Sammy actually doesn’t mind this division of labor, since it’s pretty similar to how things ran when Salvador was in charge. Hugo and Sammy have known one another since Hugo was still in diapers, and they maintain a professional, if not somewhat tense, relationship. Sammy spends a lot of time “gently” elbowing Hugo about finding himself a girlfriend and getting married, which makes Hugo feel phenomenally uncomfortable.
- Mr. Wiggles: Mr. Wiggles is a three-legged orange tom cat that adopted Hugo when he moved into his new apartment. He’s gone from outside cat to pampered indoor homeowner. He’s also put on a hefty amount of weight, and seems quite content in his luxurious new lifestyle. Mr. Wiggles is generally indifferent towards everyone and everything save for a pointed dislike of Red, attributed to the fact that Red generally refers to him as “that stupid tripod cat” -- Mr. Wiggles does not take insults lightly. He and Fenrir have a tacit truce, provided that Mr. Wiggles allows him a portion of his cat food every evening. Mr. Wiggles grudgingly abides by these terms to maintain peace and civility in his home. Mr. Wiggles is nothing if not diplomatic. Please remember to pay Mr. Wiggles the respect he rightfully deserves.